A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 228

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 228

At Ryu Jaehee’s reaction, the hand that had been holding Kim Dobin’s cheek fell away. Seo Yehyeon’s attention had safely shifted from Kim Dobin to Ryu Jaehee.

Kim Dobin, who had almost recited the calories of holiday food one by one, openly showed a relieved expression.

“Oh, right. Youngest, you went to Yoon Eden’s house, didn’t you? What on earth did you see to react like that? Could there be worse unfilial behavior than the 80th birthday party diss rap and video call New Year’s greetings?”

Ryu Jaehee shook his head gravely with a solemn face toward Seo Yehyeon, who asked with a pale face.

“Yehyeon hyung, beneath the floor is the underground, and beneath the underground is the abyss.”

“I’m curious but I don’t want to know… I feel like my common sense and ethics will crumble the moment I hear that.”

“That’s a good choice, hyung.”

“No, Jaehee. You can’t do this too. What did I even do at that house?”

I had done the great filial deed of showing my face to grandfather. I even gave him spending money.

As Ryu Jaehee’s expression became very uncomfortable, Seo Yehyeon slyly poked at Ryu Jaehee. Kim Dobin also subtly joined in.

“Youngest, could you tell us just the mildest thing?”

“The strongest one too. I’m so curious.”

“I’m not ready to hear the strongest one, so just whisper it to Dobin.”

“The mildest thing… Eden hyung playing a filial piety diss rap in front of grandfather?”

At Ryu Jaehee’s answer, Seo Yehyeon’s pupils shook wildly. Seo Yehyeon, who had opened his mouth wide, asked back in disbelief.

“That’s the mild one? That?”

“It seemed less bad than singing it directly in front of him. As you remember, hyung, we witnessed that scene firsthand… can we even call that witnessing? Anyway, we saw it.”

“No, by my standards, going so far as to download it and play it again in front of the person involved seems more crazy. So there was worse unfilial behavior than what I saw.”

Suddenly, as the New Year’s Day story was brought up as a topic, I remembered something I had completely forgotten.

“Oh, I almost forgot. This hyung absolutely wasn’t trying to swallow it up and wipe his mouth clean.”

I rummaged through my pocket and handed over the money envelope containing New Year’s money that I had been holding for Ryu Jaehee.

Ryu Jaehee opened the envelope, took out the money, and immediately counted the bills that clearly looked like more than 10 notes.

“Huh, what? Ryu Jae, did you also get spending money at Eden hyung’s house? Did they really give you this much? Wow, Eden hyung! Please take me next time too! I can even do forward rolls while bowing!”

I looked down at Kim Dobin, who was shaking me with sparkling eyes, and fell into thought.

Is this the taste of a relationship improvement level of 100? The relationship has become so informal that my authority doesn’t seem to matter.

“You get exactly 300,000 won like me, man. I’m not giving you more money for doing circus acts.”

I lightly pressed down on Kim Dobin’s head while telling him the truth.

Ryu Jaehee, who had divided the sixteen bills into ten and six, looked back at me while holding bundles of bills in both hands.

“This is 800,000 won. It seems like you didn’t take your 300,000 won, hyung.”

“That’s for the gift set. We prepared it together, didn’t we? Then you should take the money and labor fee.”

It was a gift set that went to my house, so would I extort money from my younger brother? Ryu Jaehee hurriedly held out ten 50,000 won bills with a flustered face, trying to stop me.

“It’s okay, hyung. I really don’t need to take that money. And even if we split it in half, it’s not 300,000 won!”

“Just take it, you brat. Do you want to make hyung lose face by going Dutch with his younger brother? And you’re sneakily pushing 500,000 won at me, but if you do that, I become a scammer who sold out even his younger brother to con and break grandfather’s beliefs to extort 500,000 won.”

I smoothly collected the bills from Ryu Jaehee, who stood awkwardly unable to either hand them to me or withdraw them, carefully put them back in the envelope, and pressed them firmly into his hand.

“That’s right, Jaehee. You have to save Eden’s face.”

Gyeon Hajun, who had arrived at some point, also chimed in while taking off his shoes at the entrance.

With Gyeon Hajun joining the coordinated attack, Ryu Jaehee finally accepted the envelope.

“Highly advanced face-saving is indistinguishable from patriarchy.”

I gave a refreshing scalp massage to Kim Dobin’s head as he clasped his hands together and spouted nonsense in a solemn voice.

What? Patriarchy? To me, who is so progressive and innovative, breaking down the conservative household?

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As soon as the New Year holidays ended, we entered music video filming.

“They said it was a Bonnie and Clyde concept, and it’s totally authentic? I never thought we’d actually film in America.”

“Since we’re already in America, can’t we use the Hawaii travel voucher before we go?”

“Dobin, do you think that makes sense? The music video filming schedule is so tight we’re planning a forced march.”

We had made some progress with concert stage practice and finished recording the music, so we could finally schedule overseas filming.

Bonnie and Clyde were a couple, and we were five men, so the concept similar to the movie was about ‘dangerous troublemakers.’

Of course, calling them troublemakers is too mild a term for actual criminal couples.

“My hair texture seems more damaged than when I dyed it platinum blonde. Is it because I bleached it twice?”

Seo Yehyeon muttered with anxiety in his voice while touching his silver-bleached hair.

Contrary to how the previous stylist insisted on Seo Yehyeon’s black hair, proving that the completion of fashion is the face, Seo Yehyeon was pulling off silver hair well too.

“If hyung says that in front of me, what does that make my hair texture?”

I replied dryly while tapping my hair, which had inevitably received the bleaching treatment again this time.

“You have curly hair so your hair strands are thick. Mine aren’t.”

“Ugh, everyone’s hair is pretty much the same.”

“Hey, how much hair did you lose after bleaching twice? Wait a minute. Now that I look at it, Yoon Eden, you seem to have less hair than when you debuted…?”

I yelled at Seo Yehyeon, who covered his mouth with a shocked face.

“What are you saying! You’re making me out to be balding!”

With trembling hands, I searched for the music video that I didn’t even want to search for myself, brought up my solo shot on screen, and shoved my current head and my appearance from those days when I hadn’t dyed my hair once in front of Seo Yehyeon’s eyes.

“Look! It’s the same! Hey, Jun! Come here! This guy is calling me bald! Does it really look thinner than back then?”

When I called over Gyeon Hajun, who would never give empty compliments, to confirm, instead of the cheerful answer I expected, there was a moment’s hesitation.

“Hmm, a little?”

I reflexively put my hand on my head and felt around. The image of Jiwon hyung’s sparse head, who had 100 strands of hair plucked for a drug test, flashed before my eyes.

Am I, am I becoming like that too?

“It’s not balding. It’s still thick. It’s just that your hair was incredibly thick back then.”

Gyeon Hajun offered comfort, but it wasn’t reassuring at all. Next time they suggest bleaching, I’ll have to lie down on the floor.

“This concept’s visual worst.”

Kim Dobin, with light brown hair, pointed at Seo Yehyeon and said playfully. Seo Yehyeon’s eyes widened as he pointed at himself and asked back.

“Me?”

“You didn’t take that as me saying hyung is the ugliest among us, did you? That would be the same as saying there’s something wrong with my eyesight.”

Kim Dobin pretended to rub his eyes, saying his eyes were still fine, and got scolded by the stylist noona for smudging his eye makeup.

“Hyung does have the most striking hair color, but honestly, you don’t look like a troublemaker. You just… look like someone born with silver hair.”

“The descent of an elf!”

At the youngest line’s fuss, Seo Yehyeon waved his hand with an expression of being tired of hearing it too much, but his ear tips were red.

How did he end up being born with a face and personality so completely opposite? If he’s going to have that personality with that face, just give that face to Gyeon Hajun, tsk tsk.

I clicked my tongue and scanned for a member who might be chosen as the concept visual best.

Ryu Jaehee and Gyeon Hajun, who had dyed their hair ash khaki and ash violet respectively, didn’t really look like troublemakers either.

Then Kim Dobin? But Kim Dobin seemed less like a troublemaker and more like just a problematic guy.

“And this concept’s visual best.”

In contrast to pointing at Seo Yehyeon with one finger, Kim Dobin politely pointed at me with both hands.

“What, man? I look the most like a troublemaker?”

“With red hair, hyung’s impression came alive 200%. I’m actually a bit scared to make eye contact right now.”

When I asked with a deeply furrowed brow, Kim Dobin replied while subtly lowering his gaze. Even so, he stubbornly continued talking.

“It’s like you fought 17 against 1 and dyed your hair with the opponents’ blood.”

“No, if opponents’ blood dyed my hair this red, how much blood would I have to be covered in? That’s beyond the category of troublemaker now.”

The relationship improvement level is truly great. Before, he would have immediately shut his mouth while looking down.

Looking at the filming equipment that was gradually finishing setup, Kim Dobin suddenly raised his hand to draw attention.

“I request Rev’s 512th meeting! Since we’re bored, should we decide on penalties for NGs among ourselves?”

“Oh, that’s not bad.”

Everyone readily agreed since they all had it in mind that the fewer NGs, the faster it would end. Except for one person.

“No, wait! Guys? Can’t you hear your eldest hyung? Guys?”

“The first person to make an NG does street busking! And the person with the most NGs gets impromptu dance busking!”

“Oh, Dobin hyung’s idea is pretty good?”

“You already had the penalties all planned out in your head.”

“Guys, I didn’t agree to this!”

“But isn’t that too harsh on Yehyeon Hyung?”

At my final words, Seo Yehyeon stopped protesting abruptly and turned to look at me, firing back.

“That could be you too, you know?”

“Hey, even when I’m worrying about you, you say that.”

Kim Dobin quickly rushed in between Seo Yehyeon and me.

“No, both of you stop fighting and listen. If a video with Yehyeon Hyung’s face becomes an issue overseas, wouldn’t that be a shortcut to building an overseas fanbase?”

“Hey! This was a penalty targeting me from the start!”

At Seo Yehyeon’s frustrated outcry, I grinned and threw out a fact-based comment.

“If you don’t like it, just try not to make any NGs, right?”

“Haha, this should be interesting.”

Gyeon Hajun added a comment with a laugh, like watching a fire from across the river. His insane confidence that he would never get caught was evident.

“Even you, Hajun…!”

Seo Yehyeon, devastated by being stabbed in the foot by the axe he trusted, looked around at us with blazing eyes and declared.

“Fine, let’s do it! Let’s see who gets caught!”

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